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*[https://archive.org/details/earlybird00moor/mode/2up ''Early Bird''] by Major W G Moore 1963. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was a Naval airman during WW1, who flew from the Navy's first Aircraft Carrier, 'Furious'. He also took part in the East African Campaign, with a seaplane squadron. | *[https://archive.org/details/earlybird00moor/mode/2up ''Early Bird''] by Major W G Moore 1963. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was a Naval airman during WW1, who flew from the Navy's first Aircraft Carrier, 'Furious'. He also took part in the East African Campaign, with a seaplane squadron. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/the-wide-world-magazine-us-v-41-n-243-1918-07/page/234/mode/2up "My Experiences in German East Africa"] by James Henry Butcher pages 235-243 ''The Wide World'' Volume 41, July 1918. Archive.org The author was a private in the South African Infantry | *[https://archive.org/details/the-wide-world-magazine-us-v-41-n-243-1918-07/page/234/mode/2up "My Experiences in German East Africa"] by James Henry Butcher pages 235-243 ''The Wide World'' Volume 41, July 1918. Archive.org The author was a private in the South African Infantry | ||
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:[https://archive.org/details/wideworldmag-1919-v42/page/503/mode/2up "Humours of the East African Campaign"] [cont] by “A. E. M. M.”, page 504, April 1919, ''The Wide World: the magazine for everybody, Volume 42''. | |||
*From ''The Wide World: the magazine for everybody, Volume 42'' 1918-1919. Archive.org. | |||
**[https://archive.org/details/wideworldmag-1919-v42/page/103/mode/2up "Sport and War in Central Africa"] [Rhodesia] by Edward F Holland page 104, December 1918. | |||
**[https://archive.org/details/wideworldmag-1919-v42/page/129/mode/2up "Stories of the War: What the Scout Overheard"] by “Trooper” [of the East African Mounted Rifles] page 129, December 1918. | |||
**[https://archive.org/details/wideworldmag-1919-v42/page/393/mode/2up "Stories of the War: Siringa’s Last Battle"] by DMKIII page 394, March 1919. Equatorial Rifles. | |||
*External links | *External links | ||
**Harry Fecitt’s [http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/home.html Harry’s Africa] kaiserscross.com. Includes articles about British and African regiments, together with Indian Army regiments including | **Harry Fecitt’s [http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/home.html Harry’s Africa] kaiserscross.com. Includes articles about British and African regiments, together with Indian Army regiments including | ||